Bull Branch Surface Mine

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Bull Branch Surface Mine is an operating coal mine in Pike County, Pikeville District, Kentucky, United States.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Bull Branch Surface Mine	Pike County, Pikeville District, Kentucky, United States	37.4721631, -82.5252202 (approximate)

The map below shows the approximate location of the coal mine:

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	–	–

Table 3: Operation details

Note: The asterisk (*) signifies that the value is a GEM estimated figure.

Capacity (Mtpa)	Production (Mtpa)	Year of Production	Mine Type	Mining Method	Mine Size (km2)	Mine Depth (m)	Workforce Size
–	0.1705507236	2023	Surface	–	–	75*	34

Table 4: Coal resources and destination

Total Reserves (Mt)	Year of Total Reserves Recorded	Total Resources (Mt)	Coalfield	Coal Type	Coal Grade	Primary Consumer/ Destination
–	–	–	Appalachia Central	Bituminous	–	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Clintwood JOD LLC	Clintwood JOD LLC [100%]	–

Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker April 2024 release and the September supplement.

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